Running To Win - 15 Minute Edition

We’d like to think that our Christian leaders always walk on the mountaintop and never have times far from the Lord. But it’s not true. Like King David, we all fail. In this message, we find three lessons about victory from David’s experience of doubt and despair. We don’t rely on yesterday’s victories but upon the Lord.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

The Bible is honest about human nature, even of its heroes’ failures. David is seen as a man after God’s own heart because he always cried out to God. In this message from Psalm 34, we see a picture of David in prayer in a cave. Despite our doubts, God can free us from our self-imposed madness.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

When we fail to trust God, sin tightens its grip on us. While on the run from King Saul, David lied, starting a cycle of insanity. In this message from 1 Samuel 21, we see a picture of David in a panic, believing a lie of his own making. Rather than sliding into despair, let’s face our doubt and win.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Relational conflict steals our peace and even our sleep. David’s long road to the throne was blocked by Saul, who attempted to kill him with a spear. In this message, we find God’s perspective through three traits of a spear-thrower. While Saul tried to hold onto his kingdom, David humbly waited and trusted that God’s promises would come to pass. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

God has ways of refining us, even though it hurts. God’s choice of David as king set in motion a twelve-year conflict with the existing king, Saul. In this message, we examine David’s posture of submission to God versus Saul’s. While Saul would not let go of his throne, God taught David lessons he could not learn in any other way. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Too often, we cling to our lives and our possessions as if they belong to us, not God. This was Saul’s posture towards the kingdom God had entrusted to him. In this message, we begin to discuss three contrasts between King Saul’s character versus David’s. David begins a long period of interpersonal conflict, running as a fugitive while Saul burns with jealousy.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

The giants we face—a layoff, a heartache, or even our sin—can seem bigger than us. David’s example in defeating Goliath led to Israel’s victory as courage bred more courage. In this message, we find three lessons to help us face our giants. Whether ours is a decisive victory or a drawn-out battle, no giant is bigger than God. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Courage takes years to develop, but only a moment to demonstrate. David’s courage before Goliath started in a pasture while tending sheep. In this message, we consider what a God-sized imagination like David’s can do in the face of a towering obstacle. God prepared a young man for a decisive battle.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

When we face insurmountable obstacles, we often ask, “Where is God?” David faced a literal giant named Goliath. In this message from 1 Samuel 17, we paint the picture of the pagan giant and the paralyzed army. Our seemingly giant-sized problems are dwarfed by the size of our God. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

God chose David unexpectedly because of the integrity of his heart—not his outward appearance. If we were choosing a king, we would naturally choose a warrior not a teenage boy who tends sheep. In this message, we ponder the characteristics of the heart that God saw in David. What is the state of our hearts? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

When no one thinks we amount to anything, we are often ignored. Young David had lots of older brothers who overshadowed him as he tended sheep. In this message, we meet his brothers according to their birth order. God used the conflicts of David’s early family life to prepare him to become king. 

We typically evaluate people by their appearance, personality, or intelligence. But in 1 Samuel 16, we discover that God evaluated the shepherd boy David differently than his brothers. In this message, we follow David’s family tension through God’s selection of a new king. Our God still does great things with those the world sees as insignificant. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

When we give to our church, what kind of outcome do we anticipate? Since God’s grace to us abounds, we can practice generosity. In this message, we recognize how giving creates a strong root from which much fruit can grow—fruit that multiplies in the lives of others. Cheerful giving truly brings about a blessed life. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Is there a correspondence between what we give financially and what God is going to give back to us? Scripture reveals God’s heart towards givers. In this message from 2 Corinthians 9, we examine our hearts to find our true motivations for contributing. Imagine the kind of harvest that radical generosity will bring for God’s glory. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

How much should we give to God’s work? We reap what we sow. The law of sowing and reaping applies in giving. In this message, we explore the context of Paul’s revolutionary understanding of finances for the church in Corinth. Let’s identify what might hinder us from being cheerful givers.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Money is powerfully deceptive. In Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus, He reveals how money can blind us to what’s on the other side of eternity. In this message, we learn the most vital lesson about wise money management. If we are seduced by the love of money, our eternal destiny and our reward hangs in the balance.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Pastor Erwin Lutzer says, “If money becomes our God, it will eventually become our devil.” In Luke 16, Jesus gave us a parable about shrewdly managing money. In this message, we reflect on how to turn worldly wealth into eternal dividends. Where we invest our money reveals our ultimate loyalties. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Our financial well-being can be a heavy weight on our shoulders. But true financial freedom comes when we realize we are mere stewards. In this message, we focus on God’s foundational principles for wise money management. What difference would it make if we lived like everything we have belongs to God? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Even in economic downturns, the principle of return on investment, or ROI, remains crucial. In Luke 16, Jesus’ parable appears to justify dishonest investing, but a careful reading takes us deeper. In this message, we apply the first of five biblical principles of money management. Will our investments today pass the test? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

The widow who put two mites in the temple treasury could not imagine the ultimate return on investment her gift would draw in heaven. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to Joni Eareckson Tada, a woman who’s had an impact in the crucible of her desperate suffering. In these uncertain times, how can our hearts and wallets reflect Christ’s beauty? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.